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Marlene Cintron, Executive Director of the NYS Senate Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus, Chaired by Senator Ruben Diaz, discusses the need for the Latino community to participate in the upcoming Census. Jose Acosta, Team Leader for the Bureau of the Census, discusses the economic impact of having Hispanics participate.

New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate was joined yesterday in Queens by Assemblymen Peter Rivera and José Rivera, in addition to State Senator Rubén Díaz, as he met with the press to discuss his intention to fight any Senate led effort to oust him.

As you may know, the Latino elderly have the smallest rate of participation in the Food Stamps program, even though 2 out of 3 Latino seniors retired under or near the poverty line, which translates into over 200,000 Latino seniors in NYC alone. That's why the Latino Center on Aging is conducting an Outreach Project to help Spanish speaking elderly get critically needed Food Stamps.

As you may know, the Latino elderly have the smallest rate of participation in the Food Stamps program, even though 2 out of 3 Latino seniors retired under or near the poverty line, which translates into over 200,000 Latino seniors in NYC alone. That's why the Latino Center on Aging is conducting an Outreach Project to help Spanish speaking elderly get critically needed Food Stamps.

As you may know, the Latino elderly have the smallest rate of participation in the Food Stamps program, even though 2 out of 3 Latino seniors retired under or near the poverty line, which translates into over 200,000 Latino seniors in NYC alone. That's why the Latino Center on Aging is conducting an Outreach Project to help Spanish speaking elderly get critically needed Food Stamps.

State Senator Rubén Díaz to Senators Smith and Sampson:“Let Governor Paterson’s Race to the Top LegislationCome to the Floor for a Vote”

January 19, 2010 State Senator Reverend Rubén Díaz today called on Senate President Malcolm Smith and Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson to allow Governor David Paterson’s “Race to the Top” bill to come to the Senate floor for a vote.

New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, the Senate Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus which he chairs, along with Assemblyman Marcos Crespo and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., sponsored a five hour Haiti Relief Marathon in the Bronx. New York City residents filled two forty foot containers with food, water, clothing and household goods. The

New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, the Senate Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus which he chairs, along with Assemblyman Marcos Crespo and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., sponsored a five hour Haiti Relief Marathon in the Bronx. New York City residents filled two forty foot containers with food, water, clothing and household goods. The

New York State Senator Ruben Díaz, Chairman of the New York State Senate Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus today sent a letter to Congressman José Serrano requesting that he review the lack of state representation in the recently created National Museum of the American Latino.

Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr., New York State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Affinity Health Plan and the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization, will be celebrating the visit of the Three Kings. The first 1000 children, between the ages of 1 and 9 years of age, will receive a free gift.